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Why haven't we worn Yellow?

I don't know if this has been brought up, but while talking Pacers basketball with a friend, I realized that we have yet to wear our yellow alternate uniforms this season. The last time I remember us wearing them were in the playoffs last year. I'm not sure if the retro jerseys have taken over the allowance for an alternate jersey to be worn in a season, or what the rule (if there is one) allows.

However, while trying to research the reasoning behind this, I learned some interesting facts about alternate jerseys...

1.) In the NBA, the only teams that have a third jersey as a "home jersey" are the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets and the Indiana Pacers.

2.) Per NBA rules, teams will only introduce a new third jersey at least two years after unveiling a new logo and uniform set.

(Just a little FYI)...

So if anyone knows or has an idea, hopefully we can figure out what the deal is with our yellow alternates this season!

Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

There is a legitimate reason for this, but I forgot what it was. All I know is that I am not upset about it. I liked our gold alternates when they were pinstriped. I don't like the current iteration of the banana suit. Sorry, I'm completely unhelpful to this discussion

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Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

We will probably wear them eventually. Last year I don't think we wore them before the all-star break.
I just wonder why we're using the retro jersey so often, and why do we use the AWAY retro jerseys at HOME?

Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

We will probably wear them eventually. Last year I don't think we wore them before the all-star break.
I just wonder why we're using the retro jersey so often, and why do we use the AWAY retro jerseys at HOME?

By the way...
ITS NOT YELLOW!! ITS GOLD!

Hahaha...being a Purdue graduate, my perception of "Gold" is SOOOO messed up...whether it was "Old Gold" or "Vegas Gold"...and now we're talking about "Pacers Gold"...majoring in Art & Design didn't help either.

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Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

Mr. Boyle often calls the Pacers the "blue and yellow menace" on Facebook and I am often tempted to say "Not yellow, GOLD!"

Glad I'm not the only one.

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Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

Teams must wear an alternate uniform at least 7 times during a season. Odd number, but I bet since we have the throwbacks and not to mention they are wildly popular, we may shelf the Goldie's for a year. I still love them though.

Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

There is a legitimate reason for this, but I forgot what it was. All I know is that I am not upset about it. I liked our gold alternates when they were pinstriped. I don't like the current iteration of the banana suit. Sorry, I'm completely unhelpful to this discussion

I'm with cdash. I only like the yellow pinstripes. The other "more recent" yellow jerseys look terrible.

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Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

I love the Gold jerseys.....at HOME. As a kid, I always wondered why we didn't wear gold jerseys at home like the Lakers. After all, my mindset was "We're the Blue and GOLD, not the Blue and White." I also love the look of the gold jerseys in terms of simply wearing one as a fan.

Whenever I see us wearing them on the road, however, I always get that sinking feeling in my mind that "Man, we usually lose in these. Why are we wearing them tonight?!"

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I hate the gold jerseys. I think they are ugly- and here's why: The sides of them need to be white, and the names need to be outlined. Indiana, the numbers, and the player names need to be white with blue outline, not vise versa. Blue on yellow looks like puke. White on yellow looks much better.

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Re: Why haven't we worn Yellow?

I like the gold (I've been looking for a Hibbert), but it peeves me that the white home jerseys say Pacers on the front. I miss when both the home and aways had "Indiana" on them. I don't know why it bothers me, but its the reason I haven't purchased a jersey since the pinstripes.